UM Enrollment Declines

IRISH EYES ARE CRYING ;ARY GRANT TO APPEAR IN MIAMI STAY TUNED FOR HOMECOMING 84 Hurricanes whip the Fighting Irish, 31-13 The legendary film star comes to the Knight Center Oct. 14 Many exciting events for Homecoming less than a week away SPORTS, p. 11 ENTERTAINMENT, p. 8 ENTERTAINMENT, p. 10 Volume 61 Number 13 ®hp Miami iprnrattp- Tuesday, October 9, 1984 UM Enrollment Declines ]<tfU Enro f If IK 111 By LISA GIBBS needed," said Kornspan Undergraduates 1984 1983 Over Hurricane News Editor The number of graduate stu Actual Actual (Under) According to recently released 'It may be that we'll be looking at a dents is down also — from 4,640 figures, overall enrollment at the in 1983 to 4,557. Entering Freshmen 1772 1463 309 University of Miami has decreased stable undergraduate enrollment of Out of an entering freshman Transfer Students 858 TleS 90 by 153 students. class of 1,772, about 550 are honor Honors (Entering)* 550 2711 280 Undergraduate enrollment de around 8,500 in the next few years.' students, according to Ash. Ac Continuing Students 5833 6525 (692) creased from 9,218 in 1983 to Non-classified Students" 688 462 226 Associate provost James Ash cording to the latest figures, the 9,151 due to the graduation of a median Scholastic Aptitude Test large senior class last year, ac scores for this year are up 33 Total Undergraduates 9151 9218 (67) cording to Dr. James Ash. associ also "reflects graduating a huge enrollment automatically get the points, from 1,026 (out of a possi ate provost for honors and privi Graduates senior class, which we planned extra revenue generated ble 1,600) to 1,059 leged studies and enrollment on," said Ash. "We planned and "It's a formula that's already The Strategic Plan, a document spokesman for the University. Graduate School Students jr.r.t 2644 (90) budgeted for that been decided." outlining the goals of I'M for the Law Students 1352 1356 (4) However, the increase in the next five years, calls for a gradual "We dispensed more financial Undergraduate Student Body Medical Students 651 640 11 number of entering freshmen and decrease in overall enrollment the number of transfer students aid in the form of scholarships and Government President Scott Korn "It may be that we'll be looking kept the undergraduate enrollment grants this year than last year." span plans discussions with thr Total graduates 4557 4640 (83) at a stable undergraduate enroll relatively stable (a difference of said Ash. "We'll not have as much administration to resolve any dis ment of around 8,500 in the next only 67). tuition revenue as the increase |in crepancy between planned and ac Total UM students 13.708 13,858 (153) tual tuition revenue figures. few years," said Ash Undergraduate enrollment was entering freshmen| would suggest "several hundred more than we "There will be a little more tui "Students are going to look into "I don't see too much of a drop • — An approximate figure, the number is included among the budgeted for," said Ash. tion revenue generated than last having more say in where the in the next couple of years or entering freshmen. The decrease in returning stu year. Under our incentive budget extra money goes and in directing much of an increase either." •• — Includes readmitted, former students and non-degree students dents, from 6,525 in 1983 to 5,833, ing system, schools with greater the funds to where they're most agreed Kornspan. Iron Arrow's tappings suffer in the 1960s By LOURDES FERNANDEZ ifumcun.' Keillor in Cruet This is the fourth in a series an the history of iron Arrow Itn , art; cle examines the 1960s and early 1970s. Iron Arrow, a history recounts that in the later years of the 1960s. "an era was coming to a close in Iron Arrow." Much of this, according to the book, was due to the nature of the student body itself. Drugs became popular on campus, and students pro tested against the war in Vietnam. There were Iron Arrow selection meetings in which there was doubt as to whether anyone should even be tapped. In addition, Thur ton Adams, director of student activities and fa ther figure of the tribe, was about to retire. It was left to the studeni leaders to carry on the tradition of Iron Arrow. In 1966, however, Henry King Stanford became the third president of the University of Miami and third sponsor of Iron Arrow. Stanford aided in clearing the way for the tapping mound and fire- bowl which still stand in front of the bookstore. He also promoted the James Hutchinson Fund to acquire 50 oil canvases depicting Seminole Indian life. Please turn to paw 2 lKt>\ UM Arboretum toBy MARAbe DONAHO E restoredShe hopes to establish an en Hurricane Stuff Wnter dowed chair, a permanent source of funding which would allow for The Gifford Arboretum, located the upkeep and the hiring of a per at the northern end of the Univer manent director. sity of Miami campus by the old Gaubatz has received permis art and physics buildings, is now sion from the university to begin being restored. fundraising The Arboretum was begun in A project for the continuation of 1948 when Professor Frank Ri- the restoration involves the sale' eef moldi, formerly of the biology de T-shirts and tote bags with a spe partment, planted and labeled cial design of a shaving bush tree Miami Itumiarw/Jfl.ltl PESTOSIt trees and shrubs by biological The design was done by Mari Con- President Foote speaks at Open Forum Thursday family. He did this in order to neem, an artist who has won the' teach taxonomy, the classification best-in-show award in the Lowe of plants and animals, to students Art Museum Art Festival In 1951, the Arboretum was The tote bags and T-shirts are named to honor John Clayton Gif available for purchase in the book Students air their grievances ford, a famous conservationist in store the botany department later, yn the '60s and '70s. the Arboretum fell to ruins. 'The Arboretum Now, Kathy Gaubatz, whose at question-and-answer session husband John is a professor of law has the potential By LISA GIBBS "We're dedicated to building a financial hase We have an endow at the University of Miami, is ac Hurricane Sews hdilar ment of between $70 to $80 million — it's not enough. In December tive |j trying to restore the Arbore of being the most Students had the chance to voice their gripes to President Edward there will be a public announcement of a major fundraising drive' We tum to its former condition. Trees T. Foote Thursday in the University of Miami's first open forum of the need more money and we're going to get more money." need to be relabeled, specimens excellent thing on year INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS need to be replaced and new plot Foote heard students' complaints, discussed issues and answered "We have over 1,800 international students from we-ll over 100 markers need to be erected. Also the UM campus. questions for nearly two hours at the Open Forum, w hich was filmed by countries," Foote said. "We've heen committed to international students needed is a regular caretaker to UM's cable station and sponsored by the Undergraduate Student Body for a long time, from living arrangements to travel problems " cut the grass and maintain the It can be a Government as part of USBG Week. "The university in its planning is rededicating itself to international grounds. The following topics were discussed: endeavors and students; including consultations We have some problems The Arboretum is unique in that with international students we need to address" trees and shrubs that cannot be textbook of PROGRESS, GOALS AND THE STRATEGIC PLAN HONORS RESIDENTIAL COLLEGE grown in other parts of the I Inited "My first years here were times of troubles in Miami; we were the States can be grown here in the "It is Yale's 50th year in the residential college system, and my ex tropical biology.' focus of national attention," said Foote. "The challenges and problems in SUb-tropical environment of smith perience in college was tremendously enhanced by the |Yale] residential higher education nationally were compounded because of Miami's prob Florida Kuthv Cauhiit/ lems. In three years, the community has taken gigantic steps." college." He said. "It's |part of] an effort to have- separate related small "Two years ago, we began a strategic planning process," he said "I er communities of interests that stretch across university and become GaubatZ leei the Arboretum as presented the plan to the board of trustees, and the plan says at the more of a faculty and university-wide presence." an outstanding part eef the campus Several people are helping (.au- undergraduate level we'll stay about the same size, continuing a trend "It's not nirvana, but it |a residential rolloge| gives a far stronger "The Arboretum has the pe.tential bat/ with the restoration of saving begun some years ago. Increasing the better students academically, sense of identity within a broad Institution, a smaller and more manage eef being the most excellent thing the Arboretum Stanley Kiem, su offering increasing number of outstanding programs — that's the mis able unit. Residential colleges at Yale and Rice average between 100-500 on the I'M campus," said Ciauh.it/ perintendent of nearby Fairchild sion and role of a major private university." students, that's proven a good size " "We tan grow things here in Gardens, has helped Mrs Gaubatz "We have problems at this university.

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